Beïnvloeding gaat vaker op een domme dan op een intelligente manier. Meestal weinig doordacht, maar met grote negatieve gevolgen. Lobbyprofessor Rinus van Schendelen laat aan de hand van talrijke praktische voorbeelden zien dat intelligent beïnvloeden positieve effecten heeft op de korte en lange termijn. Met een blik achter de schermen beschrijft Van Schendelen de praktijken, achtergronden en uitkomsten van politieke en maatschappelijke beïnvloeding in Nederland, in de EU in onderling.

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Wereldwijd worden er jaarlijks miljarden besteed aan ontwikkelingssamenwerking. Helaas zijn er genoeg voorbeelden die laten zien dat bij de huidige - traditionele - vorm van ontwikkelingssamenwerking veel misgaat. Te vaak komt geld terecht bij corrupte regimes of blijft het aan de strijkstok hangen. En goederen

worden soms niet gebruikt voor het doel waarvoor ze zijn verstrekt; zo worden malarianetten wel eens als visnetten gebruikt. Dergelijke voorbeelden vragen om een andere aanpak van ontw...

A brilliant exploration of freedom - what it is, how it's been misunderstood, and why it's our only chance for survival - by the acclaimed, bestselling author of On Tyranny.

Timothy Snyder has been called 'the leading interpreter of our dark times'. As a historian, he has given us startling reinterpretations of political collapse and mass killing. As a public intellectual, he has turned that knowledge toward counsel and prediction, working against authoritarians.

His book On Tyranny has inspi...

The politics of food is changing fast. In rich countries, obesity is now a more serious problem than hunger. Consumers once satisfied with cheap and convenient food now want food that is also safe, nutritious, fresh, and grown by local farmers using fewer chemicals.

Heavily subsidized and underregulated commercial farmers are facing stronger push back from environmentalists and consumer activists, and food companies are under the microscope. Meanwhile, agriculturalsuccess in Asia has spurred ...

In a tour de force of investigative journalism, White Terror tells for the first time the story of the National Socialist Underground in Germany - in an engrossing global story that examines violence, modern racism and national trauma.

This accessible introduction to the system of public administration uses a clear, country by country analysis to the contemporary system of public administration and management in a number of significant countries. This text examines the extent to which new public management, politicians and public opinion can influence bureaucracies in various countries; in addition, it explores the role of public administration systems within the wider political systems and democratic frameworks of their st...

Drawing on mainstream and critical theoretical approaches, International Organizations offers a comprehensive examination of international organizations' political and structural role in world politics. This text details the types and activities of international organizations and provides students with the conceptual tools needed to evaluate their effectiveness. Surveying key issue areas from international and human security to trade and the environment, International Organizations looks at p...

Known for encouraging step-by-step problem solving and for connecting techniques to real-world scenarios, this title covers a range of local government practices - from the foundational to the advanced. It includes chapters that opens with a problem in a hypothetical city and then introduces a tool to address it.

American Public Policy provides a comprehensive overview of the policy-making process from procedural approaches and policy instruments to in-depth analysis of specific policy issues. The Twelfth Edition covers new topics such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the rising costs of health care, and the rollback of environmental regulations under the Trump administration.

Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems offers provocative and thorough coverage of the complex issues of management in the public sector. This Seventh Edition encourages active learning for students through skill-building exercises, problem-solving tasks, and new sections on critical thinking.